In re Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation (Cambridge Analytica MDL) privacy case

US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:18-md-02843 · filed Jun 6, 2018 · Settled

Consolidated consumer class actions over Facebook's sharing of user data with third parties including Cambridge Analytica.

The case

Plaintiffs: Consumer class plaintiffs
Defendants: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Court: US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket: 3:18-md-02843
Filed: Jun 6, 2018
Status: SettledSettlement approved in 2023; appeals followed.
Outcome: Meta agreed to pay USD 725 million to settle the consolidated consumer class action.
Amount: $725 million

4 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Sep 4	Hearing: Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Vince Chhabria: Further Case Management Conference held via Zoom on 9/4/2026	Hearing	Link
Aug 11	Order: ORDER. A case management conference is scheduled for 10am, August 14, 2026, to discuss a process for handling complaints submitted to the Court by alleged class members who say the	Order	Link
Aug 11	Ruling: ORDER. The 1274 motion to enforce the settlement agreement is denied because the movant has been paid the amount owed, see 1275 notice of partial compliance, and she is not entitle	Ruling	Link
Jun 6, 2018	Filing: Complaint filed: In re Facebook, Inc., Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation	Filing	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Sep 25Further Case Management Conference Todaynext date	Kadrey v. MetaFurther Case Management ConferenceActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.	Copyright	Active	Jul 7, 2023
Oct 5Status Conference tentatively in 10dnext date	In re Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking LitigationStatus Conference tentativelyActivePrivacyN.D. Ga.	Privacy	Active	Jun 7, 2024
Oct 6Next Case Management Conference in 11dnext date	In re Meta Pixel Healthcare LitigationNext Case Management ConferenceActivePrivacyN.D. Cal.	Privacy	Active	Jun 17, 2022
Oct 14An in-person status hearing is in 19dnext date	In re Clearview AI Consumer Privacy LitigationAn in-person status hearing isSettledPrivacyN.D. Ill.23% equity stake in Clearview AI	Privacy	Settled	Jan 8, 2021
Apr 19, 2027Jury Trial in 7monext date	United States v. Cerebral (health data for ads)Jury TrialSettledPrivacyS.D. Fla.$7 million	Privacy	Settled	Apr 12, 2024
Aug 31Filed 25d agofiled	Isbell v. SunoActivePrivacyD. Mass.	Privacy	Active	Aug 31
Aug 26Filed 30d agofiled	Texas AG v. Meta: child safety settlementSettledConsumer protectionTexas Attorney Generalover $1 billion	Consumer protection	Settled	Aug 26
Aug 21Filed 35d agofiled	Dutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivationDecidedPrivacyDutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)EUR 824,990,000	Privacy	Decided	Aug 21

Caption and links

In re Facebook, Inc., Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation